ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bitternut

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bitternut is a noun meaning The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.

Meaning

The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.

More Meanings

  1. Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hickory, mockernut, hognut, butternut, beaverwood, wingnut.

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